Feb 6, 20141 min read
Ready for a change!
After creating beaded cuffs for the past year, I am more than ready to move on to an easy and speedy project. Earrings to the rescue!...
Feb 4, 20141 min read
More Spikes!
As enamored as I am with petite 5mm x 8mm Baby Spike beads, there is a time when larger spikes are called for. In the case of my...
Feb 2, 20141 min read
Just want you to know...
I’ll soon be taking a brief hiatus to refresh and enjoy a change of pace from my regular routine. My Etsy shop will remain open during...
Jan 30, 20141 min read
Spines Galore!
I’ve just received a glorious selection of 3mm x 10mm Spine beads. I will be using these in several of my designs. I can't wait to play...
Jan 27, 20141 min read
Before and After!
I’d made these earrings a while ago. I was pleased with the design, but every time I put them on they just didn’t feel right. The long...
Jan 21, 20141 min read
I love wearing my zig zag cuffs!
Of all the geometric beaded bracelets I've made, they are the most comfortable. The slip-on design is snug when being inched over my...
Jan 18, 20141 min read
The Mermaid Cuff...
My most ambitious project to date! Tiny metallic bronze horns accented with Charlottes, drop, and seed beads dance around the...
Jan 15, 20141 min read
Time to repair….
Delica beads by nature are somewhat fragile. Their thin walls allow for more passes of thread, but the trade-off is that they can break...
Jan 12, 20141 min read
Petite Baby Spikes!
I've just received a shipment of itsy-bitsy Czech glass Baby Spike beads in a beautiful array of Aurora Borealis colors and neutrals. I...
Jan 7, 20141 min read
It's getting down to the wire...
I've been perusing the Bead&Button Show catalog since it arrived in early December and I still haven't decided which classes to take! It...
Dec 29, 20131 min read
She sells seashells….
Having depleted my recent stash of polymer clay seashell bead/button collections, it was time to make more. This time I chose to make...
Dec 26, 20131 min read
Thank you, Santa!
I must have been a very good girl over this past year because Santa brought me everything that was on my Xmas list! Several gifts were...
Dec 21, 20131 min read
Ooohhh la, la...
These yummy beads from SimplyBeads.com just arrived in my mailbox! It's a nice selection of glass pearls and daggers. Small dagger beads...
Dec 18, 20131 min read
No time for beading these days!
My latest cuff project has been put on the back burner while I've been occupied filling holiday orders these past few weeks. I feel like...
Dec 15, 20131 min read
An afternoon of play with Polymer Clay!
Having not worked with polymer clay in quite a while, I realized how very much I have missed the process. I admit that today's brief...
Dec 12, 20131 min read
A basket filled with luscious color!
More Delicas have arrived! I can't keep enough of these in beauties in stock! Many colors were all but depleted after assembling beading...
Dec 9, 20131 min read
Sizing a beaded slip-on cuff can be a challenge...
So much depends on the tension with which one beads. My beading is neither too loose nor too tight and that's a huge plus. I usually use...
Dec 6, 20131 min read
Busy, busy...
Crikey, I can't' even see the surface of my beading table anymore! The assembly of beading kits and Colourways Collections has...
Dec 3, 20131 min read
They called her the "Purple Lady"...
When I was in my 20's, I had two jobs. I was a cosmetologist, but I also had a part-time job as an Estee Lauder representative. One day...
Dec 1, 20131 min read
Selecting colors for a project is very time consuming...
Countless hours can be spent going through one's beading stash selecting colors and types of beads. It’s a frustrating process when all...
